DILTON Marsh Church of England Primary School is ticking all the right boxes in ensuring their pupils achieve their absolute potential.

Despite securing an Outstanding Ofsted rating in the achievement of pupils, the quality of teaching, the behaviour and safety of pupils and the leadership and management at the school, Dilton Marsh is not resting on its laurels.

Since then the school, which has 200 pupils from Reception to Year 6, has introduced a fully inclusive inter-house competition, secured a silver school games award for its sporting participation, installed a new computer room and an outdoor classroom is scheduled to be installed later this month.

"Everyone at the school prides themselves on providing a happy, safe, secure and supporting learning experience with the aim of making sure everyone reaches their potential," said head teacher Jill Farndale.

"We instil and follow Christian values across the school, coupled with following a creative curriculum that tries to cater to everyone's needs.

"Our children are absolutely fabulous. They always smile, are so well behaved and are so enthusiastic about all the different things going on at the school, learning together and growing together.

"They always try their best and for that I am very proud of each and every one of them."

An insight into some of the creativity and inventiveness the school provides for their pupils is on show this week, with their "Footprints from the Past" initiative.

Pupils in reception, Year 1 and 2 are undertaking a project about the universe, Year 3 and 4 joining forces to learn about the Romans, with re-enactments and historic visits, and Year 5 and 6 learning about the Stone Age, with trips to Stonehenge.

"The children really respond so well to things like this. It makes it all come to life and make it both fun and educational," added Mrs Farndale.

"When you see how enthused they are and how eager to learn they are it really makes it very worthwhile."

The inter-house competition, involving every pupil in the school, has been a huge hit. Each house can win points for their homework, behaviour, how they represent the school and from sporting challenges.

Every time a house wins a competition, the school give them £50 which then goes to a charity of their choice, such as the RSPCA, MacMillan, Bath Cats and Dogs Home or the British Heart Foundation.

The school also has its own vegetable patch, and each week, four Year 6 pupils and a teacher use their homegrown produce to make a two-course meal which has been a huge success.

"We certainly have a lot going on here and that is why I believe this school is very special," she added.